Overview
- Tribunal Oral Federal N°7 unanimously cleared Del Boca, ex-minister Julio De Vido, former UNSAM rector Carlos Ruta and the remaining defendants of alleged fraud tied to 2015 funding.
- Judges lifted all embargos and ordered the episodes held in judicial custody to be placed at the disposal of the national Secretariat of Culture.
- The verdict rejects a prosecution request that sought three and a half years for Del Boca, four and a half for De Vido, and about US$3.126 million in restitution.
- The trial, conducted virtually since March, heard around 100 testimonies before defendants delivered brief final statements, with Del Boca thanking the court.
- Prosecutors had alleged about 36 million pesos were channeled via a UNSAM agreement to Del Boca’s A+A Group, but the court found no crimes in the contracting arrangements.